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1980 Colgate Series Championships

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1980 Colgate Series Championships
DateJanuary 7–12, 1981
Edition4th
CategoryVirginia Slims circuit
Draw8S / 4D
Prize money$250,000
SurfaceCarpet (Sporteze) / indoor
LocationLandover, Maryland, U.S.
VenueCapital Centre
Champions
Singles
United States Tracy Austin
Doubles
United States Rosemary Casals / Australia Wendy Turnbull
← 1979 · Toyota Championships · 1981 →

The 1980 Colgate Series Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland in the United States that was the season-ending tournament of the 1980 Colgate World Championship Series. The eight singles players with the most ranking points qualified for the tournament. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from January 7 through January 12, 1981.[1] Tracy Austin won the singles title and earned $75,000 first-prize money.[2][3][4][5]

Finals

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Singles

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United States Tracy Austin defeated United States Andrea Jaeger 6–2, 6–2

Doubles

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United States Rosemary Casals / Australia Wendy Turnbull defeated United States Candy Reynolds / United States Paula Smith 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–5)

Prize money

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Event W F 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
Singles [1] $75,000 $40,000 $22,000 $17,800 $11,000 $9,000 $7,000 $6,000
Doubles [1] $30,000 $16,000 $10,000 $7,000 NA NA NA NA

Doubles prize money is per team.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 503.
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1981). Slazengers World of Tennis 1981 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 164–166. ISBN 9780362020342.
  3. ^ Neil Amdur (January 7, 1981). "Tennis Captures the Limelight". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Ross Atkin (January 9, 1981). "Tennis; Tournaments in Limbo". The Christian Science Monitor.
  5. ^ Neil Amdur (January 14, 1981). "Miss Austin Stakes Claim to No. 1 Spot". The New York Times.
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